Exchange Rates on 06.05.2009 

The average rates of the following currencies quoted
by commercial banks in Colombo.

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

U.S. Dollar		118.98		120.83
Sterling Pound	178.14		181.94
Euro		157.26		160.98
Swiss Franc	103.89		107.10
Canadian Dollar	100.21		103.32
Australian Dollar	 87.02		 89.69
Singapore Dollar	 80.14		 82.11
Japanese Yen	1.2057		1.2373

The approximate exchange rates of GULF Currencies, based
on previous day’s market weighted average rate for the US$
are as follows:

Country		Currency	 	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar		318.27
Kuwait		Dinar		412.42
Oman		Rial		311.70
Qatar		Riyal		32.97
Saudi Arabia	Riyal		32.00
UAE		Dirham		32.67

The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest
Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended April 30th, 2009 by all
commercial banks were 18.16 percent and 12.50 percent respectively.

The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for
the month of April, 2009 was 11.52 percent.